expect

詳細解釋：

ex.pect

v.（動詞）
ex.pect.ed,ex.pect.ing,ex.pects
v.tr.（及物動詞）

To look forward to the probable occurrence or appearance of:
期待：期望某事的發生或出現：
例句：
expecting a telephone call; expects rain on Sunday.
等電話；等待星期天下雨

To consider likely or certain:
預期：好象或肯定地想到：
例句：
expect to see them soon.See Usage Note at anticipate
預期不久看到他們參見 anticipate

To consider reasonable or due:
期待，預期：認為合理或應該的：
例句：
We expect an apology.
我們期待一份道歉

To consider obligatory; require:
要求：認為應盡的；要求：
例句：
The school expects its pupils to be on time.
學校要求學生準時到校

Informal To presume; suppose.
【非正式用語】 假設：猜想；認為
v.intr.（不及物動詞）
To look forward to the birth of one`s child. Used in progressive tenses:
期望孩子誕生：期待某人小孩的降生。用於進行時：
例句：
His sister is expecting in May.
他的姐姐將在五月分娩

To be pregnant. Used in progressive tenses:
懷孕，用於進行時：
例句：
My wife is expecting again.
我妻子又懷孕了

來源：
Latin exspect3re
拉丁語 exspect3re
ex- [ex-]
ex- [前綴，表.出自….]
spect3re [to look at] [frequentative of] specere [to see] * see spek-
spect3re [看見] [] specere的重複動詞 [看見] *參見 spek-

【引伸】
expect.able
adj.（形容詞）
expect.ably
adv.（副詞）
expect.edly
adv.（副詞）
expect.edness
n.（名詞）
<參考辭彙><同義詞>expect,anticipate,hope,awaitThese verbs are related in various ways to the idea of looking ahead to something in the future.Toexpect is to look forward to the likely occurrence or appearance of someone or something:
這些動詞在不同的方面涉及到前瞻將來之事物的意思。Expect 意思是期待某事或某人可能的發生或出現：
例句：
You can expect us for lunch.
你可以等我們一起吃午飯。

例句：
.We should not expect something for nothing—but we all do and call it Hope. (Edgar W. Howe).
.我們不應期待收穫而不付出--相反我們應去做並稱之為希望. （埃德加· W·何奧）。

Anticipate is sometimes used as a synonym ofexpect, but usually it involves more than expectation.Sometimes it refers to taking advance action,as to forestall or prevent the occurrence of something expected or to meet a wish or request before it is articulated:
Anticipate 有時被用作expect 的同義詞， 但通常它不僅僅是期望這個意思，有時它指提前採取行動，來阻止預料中某事的發生或在一項要求或願望說出之前使它得到滿足：
例句：
anticipated the attack and locked the gates;
預見會有襲擊並鎖上門；

例句：
anticipating her desires. The term can also refer to having a foretaste of something expected before its occurrence:
預先滿足她的願望。 這個詞也指在預料中某物的出現前就已擁有：

例句：
anticipate trouble. Tohope is to look forward with desire and usually with a measure of confidence in the likelihood of gaining what is desired:
過早陷入麻煩。 Hope 意思是熱切期望並對獲得所期待之物的可能性方面有一定的信心：

例句：
I hope to see you soon.
我希望不久就見到你。

例句：
Hope for the best, but expect the worst. Toawait is to wait in expectation of; it implies certainty:
做最大的希望，但也等待最大的失望。 Await 意思是滿懷期望的等待；暗含肯定性：

例句：
eagerly awaiting your letter.
熱切等待你的來信。